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June 2022

NLMC receives Platinum Partner Award

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Ruston’s Northern Louisiana Medical Center has earned the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency’s Platinum Partner Award for participation in the Workplace Partnership for Life run by the Health Resources Services Administration and the Department of Health and Hospitals. From left are Jennifer Carpenter, NLMC’s chief nursing officer; Kristy Lockwood, LOPA; and Kathy Hall, NLMC’s CEO.

Serendipity honored as Jackson Parish Business of the Month

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Congratulations to Lisa Cole, owner of “Serendipity,” who was honored as the Business of the Month by the Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce. Serendipity is located at 207 6th Street in Jonesboro. Photo by Wilda Smith

Literacy fundraiser set for Wednedsday at DQ

If you love Dairy Queen Blizzards, now is a good time to enjoy a cold Blizzard on a hot day and help Goodwill Lunching, Inc. improve literacy rates in Ruston and Lincoln Parish.

Seven Tech students earn cybersecurity scholarships

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Seven students enrolled in Louisiana Tech University’s intensive Computer Science and Cyber Engineering programs have pledged to devote the first two years of their careers to helping the United States government combat cyber terrorism and improve its cyber defense mechanisms.

First Baptist St. Jude Trike-a-Thon held

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The First Baptist Weekday Preschool program sponsored its inaugural St. Jude Trike-a-Thon this spring and raised $1,855 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Fishing for school bass can be educational

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Although the sun had not yet appeared over the horizon, the air was already warm and sticky, typical of the onset of another hot day in Louisiana.

How to make Grilling Healthier

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Summer is synonymous with many things, including family vacations and relaxing days at the beach. For foodies, perhaps nothing evokes the spirit of summer more effectively than grilled foods.

Apathy toward anniversary shows need to talk

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DEAR HARRIETTE: My anniversary is coming up, and I don’t care. My husband and I have been bickering so much that I honestly don’t even know if I want to stay married anymore. The last thing I want to do is pretend that everything is peachy when half the time I am burning up inside.

Tips for picking and cutting watermelon

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Watermelon is a summertime staple. The key to a tasty watermelon is knowing how to pick one that is ripe.

Bethel Christian School Beta Club Induction

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Bethel Christian School held its National Beta Club Induction Ceremony on May 18, with four new members inducted for the year. The candlelight ceremony was held in the school library with family, friends and other students in attendance. Beta Club sponsor is Judy Beavers. From left are Jonathan Strain, President; Paige Barnett, Vice President; Jaydan James, Secretary; Eden Ford, Treasurer; and Jason Scharr, Member Representative. Submitted photo